Apple's head of Apple Pay Jennifer Bailey recently spoke at the National Retail Federation conference in NYC, touching on many different topics including the growth of Apple Pay, retail, and more.
Retail
Apple is now selling Velop mesh Wi-Fi systems from Linksys
AirPort Wi-Fi base stations are still being sold, but Apple is now also offering a third-party mesh Wi-Fi system from Linksys through its online and physical stores.
Google looking to build retail stores in India to boost Pixel sales
Google is reportedly considering building brick-and-mortar stores in India as a way of helping boost sales of its Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphone models, the Economic Times newspaper reported today citing three people with knowledge of the matter.
Apple previews plans for flagship Federation Square retail store in Melbourne, Australia
Apple has announced a new "global flagship" retail store will be opening in Melbourne, Australia. It will have over 500 square meters of public space that will connect Federation Square with the Yarra River and Birrarung Marr.
Apple is now selling first-party Thunderbolt 3 cable
Following yesterday's launch of iMac Pro, Apple is now selling a branded Thunderbolt 3 cable through its online and retail stores.
Apple now offering free next-day delivery for in-stock items ordered by December 22
Apple's online store in the United States is now offering free next-day delivery of last-minute holiday gifts.
iPhone X shipping times improve to 1-3 business days
Delivery times for iPhone X from Apple's online stores have improved from 2-3 weeks about a month ago to 1-3 business days in the United Sates, Canada and other markets around the world.
Target launches mobile wallet in its iPhone app
Target announced an in-house mobile payments system today, called Wallet, which is making its debut within the company's official shopping app for iPhone and iPad.
Apple Stores hosting free coding sessions for kids from December 4 through 10
If you have kids age twelve and above who are interested in coding but don't know where and how to start with that, Apple has you covered.
Free sketching classes at Apple Stores in San Francisco, Hong Kong, Singapore & Berlin
Urban Sketchers turns 10 today and Apple is joining the celebration by hosting free workshops at its brick-and-mortar outlets around the world to teach customers how to create sketches and illustrations on their iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.
Check out Apple’s revamped, newly reopened Westfield UTC store
Earlier in the week, Apple announced that grand reopening of its retail store at the Westfield UTC mall in San Diego will take place on Thursday, November 16.
DJI launches Mavic Pro in limited-edition Alpine White exclusively through Apple
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI today announced that its Mavic Pro consumer drone in a brand new limited-edition “Alpine White” finish is now available exclusively through Apple's brick-and-mortar and online stores “in most countries.”